It was already midnight when Fujiwara Michizuna helped Aye back. At that time, I was sitting beside the edge carving a cherry blossom, thinking that one day I could personally give it to Onikiri.

"Good wine!" Aye held the bottle and still refused to put it down, lying on the edge and rolling around.

"...Don't you care?" A Xi, who was sitting aside, asked with a teacup in her hand.

"He's not like you, he'll be useful if you take care of him." I answered him, and poked Aye with a piece of wood lying aside. Seeing that he didn't move at all, I gave up, "Look, it's useless."

A Xi put down her tea cup, walked up to A Ye and said, "It's the same as if you don't care."

"Then what can you do?" I put down the cherry blossoms and looked up and asked him.

A Xi glanced at me lightly: "No."

…

We also have each other...

"Anyway, it can't be like this." Axi opened the door and said, taking clothes from the room and covering Aye.

But before it was covered, Aye turned over and lay down on Axi.

"...Really." Axi pushed Aye to get up with a look of disgust, patted her clothes and said, "Even when there is nothing wrong, you shouldn't be so indulgent."

I stood up, walked to Aye, knelt down and covered him with clothes: "But this is the most real brother."

Aye, who was still holding the wine bottle in his hand, showed a sleeping smile. I tried to take the wine bottle out of his hand, but unfortunately failed.

"If you think he is the most real drunkard, I don't think I will object." A Xi said sarcastically, "I'm going back, so you should go to bed early."

As Xi said this, she walked to the wooden ladder and bent down to put on her clogs.

I let go of my hand, tilted my head and looked at his back and asked, "Kyoto... what will happen next? Is it related to Yamata no Orochi?"

"...You don't have to worry about it." A Xi stood up and said, "Just think of it as something I owe you."

I turned around and whispered: "No need... After all, you are living in this world as a monster, and you have to do something of your own. You don't need to do it for your brother's ideal..."

"This is my business." A Xi's shadow fell on A Ye's face, "What's more, I am a monster born for this."

"...It's still the same as before." I was a little disappointed, "I thought that after knowing the real you, I would at least get closer to you."

In an instant, A Xi's face suddenly zoomed in front of me: "...What do you want?"

What do I want? What can I do... Haven't I been led by you all the time...

Before I could react, there was a heavy weight on my leg, and Aye's head rested directly on it.

"...Forget it." A Xi straightened up and said, "You're fine, whatever happens is fine."

Looking at A Xi's figure about to leave, I hurriedly called to him: "Wait, wait a minute, at least help me send A Ye to the room."

A Xi's figure stopped in place for a long time, and finally sighed, and helped me carry A Ye into the room with some impatience.

Before the two of us could let go, Aye put his arm around my shoulders.

Although... I have thought about this before...

But, I'm not used to it.

"I said this guy wouldn't just fall asleep like this, right?" A Xi's cold voice suddenly sounded.

Am I pretending not to know at this time, or am I pretending to be asleep... But Aye's hand seemed to know what I was thinking, and patted my head gently.

"Yoshi, it feels like I'm back when I was a kid." Aye said softly, "Have a good sleep."

The warmth on Aye's body made me relax.

"After all, in one or two years, my sister will belong to someone else... I feel so sad just thinking about it." Aye seemed to be back to his drunken self.

"...Then there's absolutely no need to leave me here."

A Xi's voice sounded like she was being held down by A Ye but couldn't struggle.

"After all, you have to help me take care of her. What's wrong with listening to my complaints?" Aye said, "It's fine if it's that guy Seimei, but I will never agree with that guy Minamoto Yorimitsu... …”

"Speaking of which, the place you live in and the money you use now belong to him, is that really okay?" A Xi's voice was calm, and I could even imagine the sarcasm on his face.

I looked up at Aye and found that he had a similar smile again, with a slight blush on his face, his eyes squinting comfortably, then he turned over and hugged me: "I like Azi the most."

I felt something warm fall into my neck. I don’t know what my brother went through to get me back. Even after I learned that he knew that A Xi did that to me, he had a long complaint about not showing up, but he He will always be my only relative.

Even if I turn into a monster and become what he least wants to see in his heart, he will still not abandon me.

"I also like Onii-sama the most." I said, patting his back gently.

"sorry……"

I patted his back gently for a moment, not knowing how to respond to him.

"I'm sorry...I should have come to you earlier..."

A Xi turned her head to look at me, her eyes a little more complicated.

I put my arms around Aye's neck: "But brother is still here. I know that brother went to many places for me, and finally came back to me."

I originally thought that such comfort would be useful, but I didn't expect that Aye cried more and more loudly and started talking randomly.

"Axi, that kid doesn't even know how to comfort people, how can I feel relieved... Wuwu, Azi, you promise me that you will be strong alone no matter what in the future, and don't think about those things that are and are not... I want to protect you all the time..."

I was a little at a loss, so I agreed to him and continued to pat his back to comfort him.

Axi looked at the two of us speechlessly, turned around and said, "I'm going to sleep."

After a while of silence, Aye, who was still crying on my shoulder, immediately fell asleep with one arm around my shoulder, and the other hand tightly held Axi's neck. Maybe it was too strong, but I saw Axi His back struggled a few times, but gave up.

I looked up at Aye. Didn't this guy look like he was crying?

...It really deserves a beating.

"……I am bored."

I complained softly, and then crawled into Aye's arms.

"...but it's not annoying."

After that, Tamamo visited me once and saw that I was safe and sound. Then he and Seimei went to Anbara Castle and the remote island to explore the secret of Shiranui.

Of course, I didn’t tell anyone about the contract signed between Ali and me. So every time Minamoto no Raiko asked me about it, I felt a little guilty.

No matter what, the news that Archershang is still safe is quite certain. After Qingming returned from the outlying island, he often invited Aye to his room as a guest, and Aye insisted on bringing Axi and me with him every time...

I always feel that this feeling is too subtle. Sometimes I will consider it and say to Aye, how about cutting my long hair. Aye always looks at me longingly and says that long hair can make those girls from noble families look better.

You looked at me differently, I couldn't bear the words he kept saying, and in the end the matter was dropped.

Although I really got my brother back, I still know clearly that Aye and Axi are two completely different individuals. But the two of them are not always in harmony...

Every time at this time, I couldn't help but run to Qingming's dormitory to take refuge.

Just like now...

"Ah, Azi, you're here!" Xiaobai was the first to run out of the dormitory.

"Well..." I asked a little casually, but I still asked, "There seem to be fewer people on the street today. Are there monsters again?"

Xiaobai turned into a human form with a pop, and his expression was a little serious: "Sama Seimei, Kagura and the others are also very busy these days."

"Very busy?"

Xiaobai glanced at me again, leaned closer to me and said, "Snakes have often appeared in Kyoto recently. Ah, speaking of it, Lord Seimei seems to be back soon. He also said that if you come, stay and wait for him."

After thinking about the two people in Genji, I decided to wait in the dormitory.

I don’t know why, but the shikigami in the dormitory seemed a little subtle to me. Xiaobai sat next to me, as if he wanted to see something from me.

"Speaking of which..." I picked up the tea cup and took a sip and asked, "Does Xiaobai know about Yamata no Orochi?"

"Eh?!" Xiaobai was so shocked that his tail stood up, "Yama no Orochi...Azi...you...you all know..."

...so easy to deceive.

"The little white dog's words are really easy to trick." I said with a smile.

"Wow wow wow!" Xiaobai jumped up, "Azi, how could you do this? How could you be like those people? Xiaobai is a fox, not a dog!"

"What about Yamata no Orochi?"

"This..." Xiaobai was really hesitant, but he immediately ran past me, "Sir Qingming! You are finally back!"

I put down the teacup and didn't look back.

After a while, Qingming sat in front of me with his sleeves fluttering, and said with a serious face: "Azi, I hope you can explain what happened that day."

"What do you want to hear, Seimei-sama?" I asked with a smile, "Is it about Kagura, Genji, or the god in the narrow room?"

"As expected, you know about Yamata no Orochi." Qingming frowned slightly.

I looked into his eyes and said, "I've always known it, but I won't tell you."

Qingming was silent for a while, and then asked me: "...Why? Aren't you a member of the Genji family? Isn't it just to get rid of..."

I stood up with support on the ground and said: "Master Seimei, do you still remember Kidomaru?"

"..." Qingming just looked at me, with too many emotions in her eyes.
To be continued...